Usually-Rambunctious and Rowdy Puppy Transforms Into Calm and Gentle Protector for His New Rescued Baby Opossum Bestie

Maybe your farmer great uncle once told you that dogs are wild animals and are supposed to sleep outside, and will attack smaller creatures just because it's built into their DNA, and never anthropomorphize them. Well jokes on you, great unk, cause the internet happened and the truth came to light and that was that we all anthropomorphize our pets and we don't care who knows it. This fur baby is FAMILY. That means they get homemade treats, Christmas presents, birthday parties, and even matching PJ sets. WE LOVE IT, OKAY?! 

Sorry, we digress. Basically, what we're trying to say is that cuteness beyond your imagination is possible and it can most definitely happen between a rambunctious dog and a small animal. Just like with Howie, a very high-energy pup living on an animal sanctuary, and their newest tenant, a baby opossum. The little marsupial suffers from a slew of different ailments and needs to be treated with caution due to how fragile he is. The animal sanctuary owner was nervous how her pup would react to this new creature in the home. He is usually great with all of the animals there, but he is still very playful and rambunctious with them. However, Howie surprised her by calming himself down around the baby opossum and taking on the job as his protector. 

Now you can find them cuddling and being adorable—Howie will even groom the cutie. NAME A CUTER DUO! But don't just look upon this cute odd couple below.